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...written and directed by Andrea Arnold, also fits neatly into a popular indie template—the raw, documentary-like drama that usually features a supremely unfortunate lead character and the hovering threat of some vague social ailment. Arnold’s iteration follows fifteen-year-old Mia, a lonely British girl who develops a close relationship with her stepfather, who then sexually abuses her. Although this genre has often produced forgettable films, the accolades “Fish Tank” has received for its acting and writing suggest that it might be worth checking out before it fades...

Author: By Abigail B. Lind, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What if 'Avatar' Had Flopped | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

...roles, Tatum and Seyfried were careful to separate their admiration for the sacrifices made by members of the armed forces from their own portrayals in the movie. Seyfried, whose credits include the HBO series “Big Love” and the movie musical “Mamma Mia!” says, “I recently just met a bunch of women that are literally just hanging and waiting... about 100 families [at Fort Bragg, NC], wives in particular, that were telling me how their husband or fiancé had just been deployed and it?...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love Overcomes War in 'Dear John' | 2/2/2010 | See Source »

Hathaway started her career in the television series "Get Real" but only began gaining recognition when she took the role of princess-to-be Mia Thermopolis in the 2001 film The Princess Diaries. She subsequently played a supporting role in 2005's critically acclaimed Brokeback Mountain and in 2006's The Devil Wears Prada...

Author: By Naveen N. Srivatsa, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Anne Hathaway Selected for Pudding Woman of the Year | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

...favor by giving the film industry its favorite present: a record-breaking frame at the box office. According to early studio estimates, North Americans spent some $263 million at theaters this Christmas weekend, obliterating the $254 million mark set in July 2008, when The Dark Knight and Mamma Mia! both opened. And what did the multiplex crowds want on the first days of Christmas? Sing along: foreplay from Meryl, three sassy rodents, two blue Pandorans and a sleuth with a killer right hook. (See TIME's 2009 holiday movie preview...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Christmas Box Office: Avatar Beats Sherlock and Alvin | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

...Grease” concerns itself with the familiar romance between Danny and Sandy, two students who must deal with their clashing personalities among the other tribulations of attending high school in the 1950s. Though the story is famous, director Mia P. Walker ’10, who is also a Crimson arts writer, claims in the program, “This is our Grease.” Although only a few liberties are taken with the content of the play, Walker is right; what this interpretation lacks in originality it more than makes up for in talent and ambition...

Author: By ABIGAIL B. LIND, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Walker's "Grease" Helps an Old Favorite Run Smoothly | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

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